Where does “skuża” come from?
skuża (Maltese) comes from Italian scusare, from Latin excūsō, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.
skuża (Maltese): excuse, apology
Definitions
- excuse, apology
Ancestry of “skuża”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | scusare | to excuse, forgive, pardon; to excuse, justify |
| 2 | Latin | excūsō | to excuse, allege in excuse, free from a charge |
| 3 | Latin | causa | cause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,... |
| 4 | Old Latin | caussa | cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kawd-teh₂ | — |